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“He wanted to help get children away from a life of crime and violence,” Daley said during the service. “That's why he's the king of comedy. He never lost his soul in Chicago.”

Samuel L. Jackson, who co-stars with Mac in the upcoming movie “Soul Men,” spoke at the church, saying he knew Mac “was having some health issues, but he always said to me every morning that he was always good.” Isaac Hayes, who died last Sunday, also stars in the movie.